Just 5 years after being purchased by 11-West, one of our most vibrant and imaginative artist communities in Oakland will be emptied out by this summer. The community of large scale industrial artists, fabricators, builders, and makers at American Steel in West Oakland is readying themselves for an upcoming eviction.

So I’m pretty much just copying and pasting the press release into this post right now. I feel like a total dipshit doing this but I’m super slammed this week, so tough titties.  All the info for the event is below. You can win a pair of tix by emailing

I’ve got some awesome news! We received a grant from the Civic Joy Fund to put out a literary magazine celebrating SF and acting to counter the stupid “Doom Loop” narrative. It’s a gift to the people of San Francisco. And after months of working on this project it’s now available

Any good disco party is, from start to finish, a fleshy, hairy, glittery mess slick with sweat and your choice of several other warm liquids. Any good foray on roller skates is pretty much the same deal, if you’re doing it right. Meaning: combined, they make a gloriously hot pantsed

Everybody loves The Dude. But what about a Shakespearian version of The Dude? This weekend marks your last chance to see The Dude as The Knave in the the amazing spectacle of a performance  Much Ado About Lebowski at CellSpace. Back by popular demand from it’s opening last year, the

The Disposable Film Festival, one of my favorite events in the city, is back!  It kicked off last night in the Castro, but don’t worry if you missed it — the rest of this year’s lineup is super awesome and features lots of cool, FREE stuff (like Sunday’s FREE brunch and

Adding to our city’s obsession with all things retro (roller derby, ice cream parlors, sunglasses, that one store in the Mission that only sells vintage basketball jerseys) is a new charity fundraiser in the form of a TV Quiz Show. Featuring some notable and notorious local celebrities who will be

Before I begin my persuasive post convincing you to go to the following New Year’s Eve bash, I have to be honest and admit the following:  In no way do I believe that mixing alcohol with roller skates and disco attire can end well. That said, CellSpace is hosting a

My friend recently told me about a time that she was working at a bar in Portland in the early 90’s. Courtney Love was on tour and came in after her show only to be seen using toilet water to shoot up and blowing chunks all over herself. Later that